I think all regulations refer to brookies as brook trout though. even a lake trout is a char, bull trout belong to char family aswell. and rainbow trout are a salmon. aint there none brook trout down yonder in Georgia? we can limit out with 25 brooks a day here. they sure are a pretty fish. is there not a section in cali regs that has different limits for brook trout and rainbows or cuts or browns, outside of the "bonus"? who wants to keep a 10" fish anyway, that's an odd rule,